ITS Promotes Waste Sorting for Zero Waste 2029

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Gambar sosialisasi Pemilahan Sampah ITS yang Diadakan di Ruang Sidang Senat lantai 1 Gedung Rektorat ITS
ITS Waste Sorting Socialization Held in the Senate Meeting Room, 1st Floor, ITS Rectorate Building

ITS Campus, ITS News — Waste management continues to be a global concern. As an environmentally conscious institution, the Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology (ITS) is promoting waste sorting practices to achieve the ITS Zero Waste 2029 program.  

Danar Guruh Pratomo, Head of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Smart Eco Campus Unit at ITS, ST, MT, PhD, explained that this activity aims to strengthen the waste sorting culture at ITS, which has already been implemented. Upholding the principles of reduce , reuse , and recycle , this culture is expected to facilitate waste management.

Gambar (dari kiri) Kepala Unit Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Smart Eco Campus ITS Danar Guruh Pratomo ST MT PhD, Sekretaris Institut ITS Prof Dr Ir Umi Laili Yuhana SKom MSc CRP, dan Rektor ITS Prof Dr (HC) Ir Bambang Pramujati ST MScEng PhD dalam kegiatan Sosialisasi Pemilahan Sampah ITS
(From left) Head of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Smart Eco Campus Unit ITS Danar Guruh Pratomo ST MT PhD, Secretary of the ITS Institute Prof Dr Ir Umi Laili Yuhana SKom MSc CRP, and ITS Chancellor Prof Dr (HC) Ir Bambang Pramujati ST MScEng PhD in the ITS Waste Sorting Socialization activity

Attended by representatives from each department head, sub-division head, and representatives from each department at ITS, this activity was expected to gather information regarding progress and existing challenges. However, the lecturer in the ITS Geomatics Engineering Department stated that the discussion results from this activity indicated a lack of individual awareness to participate in the activities.

Therefore, the forum, which was also attended by ITS Rector Prof. Dr. (HC) Ir. Bambang Pramujati, ST, MScEng, PhD, continued to emphasize the importance of self-awareness in waste sorting. “We will continue to improve and evaluate this to support ITS’s success in reducing waste,” Danar explained. 

Gambar Dosen Teknik Lingkungan ITS Deqi Rizkivia Radita ST MS dalam diskusi Sosialisasi Pemilahan Sampah ITS
ITS Environmental Engineering Lecturer Deqi Rizkivia Radita ST MS in the ITS Waste Sorting Socialization discussion

Meanwhile, ITS has taken several steps to support this program, including providing separate trash bins at each location . Furthermore, the concrete trash bins at ITS, which previously hampered the sorting process, have been replaced with standard ones. “And most importantly, we will continue to conduct regular outreach regarding this program,” said the lecturer from the Geomarin Laboratory.

Looking ahead, Danar explained the ITS Integrated Waste Processing Facility (TPST) construction project, which is targeted to begin and be completed in 2026. This project will also contribute to the sustainability of ITS’s independent waste processing process. “This way, ITS can send zero waste to the Temporary Disposal Facility (TPS) by reducing and processing it itself,” he said.

These waste management efforts and steps demonstrate ITS’s concrete support for SDG 12, concerning responsible consumption and production. Danar hopes this outreach will truly instill a culture of waste sorting, leading to ITS achieving Zero Waste by 2029. “We hope all parties can work together to make this initiative a success for a better and more sustainable earth,” he said. (*)

 

Reporter: Bella Ramadhani
Redaktur: Mifda Khoirotul Azma
Translator: Devinka Mutianeira

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